James Ralston Jr
Department of Mathematics
AD
3.6
Overall Rating
Based on 10 Users
Easiness 1.9 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 3.4 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 1.3 / 5 How much workload the class is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Helpfulness 3.9 / 5 How helpful the class is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

TOP TAGS

There are no relevant tags for this professor yet.

GRADE DISTRIBUTIONS

There are no grade distributions available for this professor yet.

ENROLLMENT DISTRIBUTIONS
Clear marks

Sorry, no enrollment data is available.

AD

Reviews (3)

1 of 1
1 of 1
Add your review...
Quarter: N/A
Grade: N/A
April 8, 2012

I see this professor all the time when I walk through MS. He's always available. Math 33B is the easiest of the 30 series, although the 31s were easy. Class continues what was introduced in 31B. He stresses the theory of differential equations, which can be tricky but shouldn't be too bad if you really understand it. Only bad thing is there's no cheat sheet and the quizzes can be annoying and stressful.

Helpful?

0 0 Please log in to provide feedback.
Quarter: N/A
Grade: N/A
Dec. 23, 2011

Bleh. I thought this class was alright. Ralston is a pretty cool professor and explains things well if you can actually keep your focus on him, which can be hard cause he can kinda drone on. He's old and kinda silly but I don't mind. Second midterm crushed my soul but he curves a lot. Overall his tests can be pretty conceptual but his quizzes are more straightforward. I had X Yang as a TA and he basically explained the similar problems to those that were on the quiz before we took the quiz, which made them pretty easy. His accent was pretty ridiculous though.

Helpful?

0 0 Please log in to provide feedback.
Quarter: N/A
Grade: N/A
Jan. 2, 2009

im surprised to see people complain about his teaching style since i took him back in w'07. He was good and fair. One thing to note is that all the proof based stuff that's on the tests is explicitly covered in lecture, so don't be lazy and make sure you know the lecture material well and not just the book problems (random proofs from the book that he didn't cover in lecture never showed up on my tests, but this could have changed since i took him). Definitely the easiest math class of the 30 series (32B being the hardest) and probably the easiest class i've taken in college so far. Here's a gist of the class: recognize the form of an equation, identify what method you use to solve an equation of this form, then solve it (and also know the conceptual stuff he mentions in lecture). it's very simple and straightforward.

Helpful?

0 0 Please log in to provide feedback.
Quarter: N/A
Grade: N/A
April 8, 2012

I see this professor all the time when I walk through MS. He's always available. Math 33B is the easiest of the 30 series, although the 31s were easy. Class continues what was introduced in 31B. He stresses the theory of differential equations, which can be tricky but shouldn't be too bad if you really understand it. Only bad thing is there's no cheat sheet and the quizzes can be annoying and stressful.

Helpful?

0 0 Please log in to provide feedback.
Quarter: N/A
Grade: N/A
Dec. 23, 2011

Bleh. I thought this class was alright. Ralston is a pretty cool professor and explains things well if you can actually keep your focus on him, which can be hard cause he can kinda drone on. He's old and kinda silly but I don't mind. Second midterm crushed my soul but he curves a lot. Overall his tests can be pretty conceptual but his quizzes are more straightforward. I had X Yang as a TA and he basically explained the similar problems to those that were on the quiz before we took the quiz, which made them pretty easy. His accent was pretty ridiculous though.

Helpful?

0 0 Please log in to provide feedback.
Quarter: N/A
Grade: N/A
Jan. 2, 2009

im surprised to see people complain about his teaching style since i took him back in w'07. He was good and fair. One thing to note is that all the proof based stuff that's on the tests is explicitly covered in lecture, so don't be lazy and make sure you know the lecture material well and not just the book problems (random proofs from the book that he didn't cover in lecture never showed up on my tests, but this could have changed since i took him). Definitely the easiest math class of the 30 series (32B being the hardest) and probably the easiest class i've taken in college so far. Here's a gist of the class: recognize the form of an equation, identify what method you use to solve an equation of this form, then solve it (and also know the conceptual stuff he mentions in lecture). it's very simple and straightforward.

Helpful?

0 0 Please log in to provide feedback.
1 of 1
3.6
Overall Rating
Based on 10 Users
Easiness 1.9 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 3.4 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 1.3 / 5 How much workload the class is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Helpfulness 3.9 / 5 How helpful the class is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

TOP TAGS

There are no relevant tags for this professor yet.

ADS

Adblock Detected

Bruinwalk is an entirely Daily Bruin-run service brought to you for free. We hate annoying ads just as much as you do, but they help keep our lights on. We promise to keep our ads as relevant for you as possible, so please consider disabling your ad-blocking software while using this site.

Thank you for supporting us!